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[โ€“] 1019throw@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The northern most part of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the southern most part of Brazil.

[โ€“] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[โ€“] dmmeyournudes@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mercator Projection be like.

[โ€“] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

That Mercator bastard has been lying to us for centuries. Wake up sheeple!

[โ€“] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] nigh7y@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

Shouldn't be surprising when you consider a Brazilian people live there.

[โ€“] Kissaki@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

Bigger than the earth. That image surely must be right.